Acting
Carla Gravina
Born August 5, 1941 · Gemona del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy (age 84)
Carla Gravina (born 5 August 1941) is an Italian actress and politician. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1993. Born in Gemona, Gravina made her film debut at fifteen years old, in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina. Very active in films and on television series, both in comedic and dramatic roles, from the late 1970s she gradually focused her activities on stage and in political activism, be…
Known For
Guendalina · 1957Guendalina
★ 6.51957
MovieComedy
Wealthy teenager Guendalina is a child of divorce. Oberdan, likewise a teenager, is a boy from a blue-collar family. Escaping from the tribulations of her home life, Guendalina creates a dream world of her own, casting Oberdan as her personal Prince Charming. Despite parental objections, girl and boy fall in love. Interestingly enough, the relationship between Guendalina and Oberdan remains pure and chaste throughout their film, which is more than can be said for their parents. their respective parents behave with marked laciviousness.
Boomerang · 1976Boomerang
★ 5.71976
MovieCrimeDrama
A reformed gangster turns to his old associates for help after his son kills a police officer.
Big Deal on Madonna Street · 1958Big Deal on Madonna Street
★ 8.11958
MovieComedyCrime
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
Esterina · 1959Esterina
★ 5.31959
MovieDrama
Esterina, a young war orphan, joins two truck drivers, Gino and Piero, on their trips along Northern Italy. She wants to find her luck in the big city, but her dreams turn into disappointing experiences. She falls in love with Gino but he is not interested in her, until she disappears...
Hail the Artist · 1973Hail the Artist
★ 5.41973
MovieComedyDrama
Marcello Mastrioanni stars as aging actor Nicolas whose career has dwindled to TV commercials. Seeking an anchor in his life, Nicolas attempts a reconciliation with his ex-wife. But in this, as in his professional life, Nicolas is doomed to disillusionment and failure.
Sierra Maestra · 1969Sierra Maestra
1969
MovieDrama
An Italian journalist is arrested in Venezuela by the military, accused of being a revolutionary. The journalist, interviewed by the press, says he has no connection with the guerrilla organizations and is thrown into jail and subjected to psychological and physical violence.
Without Apparent Motive · 1971Without Apparent Motive
★ 5.91971
MovieCrimeMystery
A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.
Mon Ami Washington · 1984Mon Ami Washington
★ 9.01984
MovieComedy
The adventures of two gun merchants competing in the same market.
Movies
Guendalina · 1957Guendalina
★ 6.51957
MovieComedy
Wealthy teenager Guendalina is a child of divorce. Oberdan, likewise a teenager, is a boy from a blue-collar family. Escaping from the tribulations of her home life, Guendalina creates a dream world of her own, casting Oberdan as her personal Prince Charming. Despite parental objections, girl and boy fall in love. Interestingly enough, the relationship between Guendalina and Oberdan remains pure and chaste throughout their film, which is more than can be said for their parents. their respective parents behave with marked laciviousness.
Boomerang · 1976Boomerang
★ 5.71976
MovieCrimeDrama
A reformed gangster turns to his old associates for help after his son kills a police officer.
Big Deal on Madonna Street · 1958Big Deal on Madonna Street
★ 8.11958
MovieComedyCrime
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
Esterina · 1959Esterina
★ 5.31959
MovieDrama
Esterina, a young war orphan, joins two truck drivers, Gino and Piero, on their trips along Northern Italy. She wants to find her luck in the big city, but her dreams turn into disappointing experiences. She falls in love with Gino but he is not interested in her, until she disappears...
Hail the Artist · 1973Hail the Artist
★ 5.41973
MovieComedyDrama
Marcello Mastrioanni stars as aging actor Nicolas whose career has dwindled to TV commercials. Seeking an anchor in his life, Nicolas attempts a reconciliation with his ex-wife. But in this, as in his professional life, Nicolas is doomed to disillusionment and failure.
Sierra Maestra · 1969Sierra Maestra
1969
MovieDrama
An Italian journalist is arrested in Venezuela by the military, accused of being a revolutionary. The journalist, interviewed by the press, says he has no connection with the guerrilla organizations and is thrown into jail and subjected to psychological and physical violence.
Without Apparent Motive · 1971Without Apparent Motive
★ 5.91971
MovieCrimeMystery
A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.
Mon Ami Washington · 1984Mon Ami Washington
★ 9.01984
MovieComedy
The adventures of two gun merchants competing in the same market.
Scano Boa · 1961Scano Boa
★ 10.01961
Movie
Tony Arzenta · 1973Tony Arzenta
★ 6.21973
MovieActionCrime
A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue.
The Long Silence · 1993The Long Silence
★ 7.01993
MovieDrama
Carla Aldrovandi, a gynecologist, and her husband Marco Canova, a magistrate live on the front line of criminal and political powers in Italy. She is surrounded by terror and threats.
Everybody Go Home! · 1960Everybody Go Home!
★ 7.61960
MovieComedyWar
When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.
Five Branded Women · 1960Five Branded Women
★ 6.11960
MovieDramaWar
Five Yugoslav women who consorted with the German occupiers are publicly humiliated and banished by the Yugoslav partisans but they take up arms to fend for themselves.
The Antichrist · 1974The Antichrist
★ 6.11974
MovieDramaHorror
An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.
The Terrace · 1980The Terrace
★ 7.21980
MovieDrama
Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-together. They discuss about their past, present and future.
A Bullet for the General · 1967A Bullet for the General
★ 6.61967
MovieWestern
El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.
The Lady of Monza · 1969The Lady of Monza
★ 4.91969
MovieDrama
A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.
The Violent Four · 1968The Violent Four
★ 6.61968
MovieDramaCrime
A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
Days of Inspector Ambrosio · 1988Days of Inspector Ambrosio
★ 6.51988
MovieDramaCrime
A few days before Inspector Ambrosio's holiday, a bank robbery takes place opposite his house.
The Inheritor · 1973The Inheritor
★ 6.41973
MovieThrillerDrama
After his father is killed in a plane crash, Bart Cordell returns back home to France to claim his inheritance: to lead the industrial empire his father built. But when a prostitute tries to set him up for a drug smuggling charge, he is forced to accept that his father may have been assassinated and that the killers are out to get him as well...
Mother's Heart · 1969Mother's Heart
★ 5.91969
MovieDrama
A mute mother stands by idly as her young children radicalise as a result of a society that thrives on conflict and manipulation. As she is drawn to a group of political activists, her absence allows her children to become increasingly extreme in their behaviour and lethal games they play.
Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich · 1982Young, Beautiful... Probably Rich
★ 4.41982
MovieComedy
Claudia, Rita, and Caterina are three friends who live in a conservative Italian town and lead seemingly neat and respectable married lives. One day, they are summoned to the notary public's office and learn that Anna, one of their peers in high school who got a bad name as a "whore" in the town because of them and was forced to leave is now dead. Furthermore, she had amassed a great fortune abroad and decided to bequeath it to the three. However, she has a strange condition: Claudia, Rita, and Caterina should cheat on their husbands within three days and provide photographic evidence or else the inheritance will be donated to the retirement home.
And Now My Love · 1974And Now My Love
★ 6.01974
MovieDramaRomance
The movie follows the lives of a woman and a man starting from several generations earlier. The story spans a whole century and several continents.
La Locandiera · 1986La Locandiera
1986
MovieHistoryTV Movie
TV Shows
Scaramouche · 1965Scaramouche
1965
SeriesFamilyDrama
Nero Wolfe · 1969Nero Wolfe
★ 9.21969
SeriesCrimeMystery
Il segno del comando · 1971Il segno del comando
★ 8.11971
SeriesMystery
An English writer interested in the occult searches Rome for George Byron's lost diaries, convinced that they hide a terrible secret. During his search, mysterious events occur around him, including a murder and the enigmatic appearances of a beautiful woman...
Madame Bovary · 1978Madame Bovary
★ 7.01978
SeriesDrama
In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
Orient Express · 1979Orient Express
★ 8.51979
SeriesDrama
A six-part French tv series first broadcast in 1979, each episode of Orient Express focuses on a different tale of a journey on the legendary train; each one is set between the outbreak of the First World War and the outbreak of the Second.
The Brothers Karamazov · 1969The Brothers Karamazov
★ 9.71969
SeriesDrama
Italian adaptation of Dostoevskys famous novel.
Il giocatore · 1965Il giocatore
1965
SeriesDrama